The plugin is less important for Fin06, which I believe can Copy/Insert
everything correctly except Meas-attached text blocks. Before Fin06,
however, Mass Copy is essential. It is still essential if
1. You use meas-attached text blocks.
2. You use shape-based articulations.
One of the more annoying changes in Fin06 is the loss of meas-attached
shapes when using copy/replace. Mass Copy can be used to augment this,
but it should not be necessary. MM designers for Fin06 should be shot.
(Well, figuratively anyway--I'm really not violent except when it comes
to words.)
Darcy James Argue wrote:
Hi Karen,
In recent versions of Finale, clip files work exactly the same as copy
and insert. There is no particular advantage to using clip files.
And again, Ryan really needs to use Robert's Mass Edit plugin for this.
- Darcy
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On 15 Oct 2005, at 5:45 PM, Karen wrote:
Hi Ryan,
You can do this using clip files.
Make a copy of all of the original parts that you will be working
with so you have a backup in case there is a mistake along the way.
Start with a first movement part:
• Add a measure to the end of the first movement part.
• Now go the the second movement part.
• Select the Mass Edit tool
• Highlight the measures that you want to add to the first movement.
• Hold Down the option key and from the Edit menu Edit>Copy to Clip File
• You will be asked to name the clip file and select where to put the
clip file. I usually choose to save to my desktop so I can find the
file easily.
• Now go back to the first movement part and select the measure you
created earlier (within the Mass Edit tool still)
• Hold down the option key and go to Edit>Insert from Clip file
• Navigate to your clip file and select it.
• You should now see the second movement added to the end of the
first movement.
• You may end up with an extra measure at the end of your piece which
you can delete.
• It may not be necessary to create an extra measure to insert into
once you see how this works. But until you see how it works, I have
found that this is the best thing to do.
Hope this helps cut down on some of your work!
Best,
Karen
On Oct 15, 2005, at 12:33 AM, Ryan Beard wrote:
Hi All,
I need to easily combine movements that are in
separate files into one file for easy part printing. I
thought Patterson plug-ins did this, but I can't find
it.
Copy and replace isn't helpful either since I have to
set the key and time signatures, etc. - we all know
the issues.
These particular files are in FinMac 2004. But I do
have 2006 installed and running if that affects the
answers...
Am I stuck or is there hope for me? Thanks for your
help.
Ryan
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